The Moonhearts, also referred to as Charlie and The Moonhearts as well as Moonhearts, are a three-piece
surf punk and
garage rock
Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock and roll that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The sty ...
band formed in Laguna Beach, California, in 2006. Both drummer,
Charles Moothart
Charles Frances Moothart (born 1989) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with the garage rock musicians Ty Segall and Mikal Cronin. Moothart is the drummer for Segall's current b ...
and bassist/vocalist
Mikal Cronin
Michael "Mikal" Patrick Cronin (born 1985) is an American musician and songwriter. He has released four solo albums and several singles. Cronin was a member of the bands Okie Dokie, Epsilons, Party Fowl and Moonhearts, and is a regular and long ...
are known for their collaborations with
Ty Segall
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, as well as members of Segall's backing band, The Ty Segall Band. In 2009 while touring with Ty Segall, The Moonhearts signed with Trouble in Mind Records. Since 2006 the group has released two EP's, ''Drop in Drop Out'', and ''I Think You're Swell''. As well as three albums, ''Moonhearts'', a split LP with ''Teen Anger'' referred to as ''Charlie and The Moonhearts / Teen Anger'', or simply ''Split LP'', ''Thunder Beast'' and their debut self title, ''Charlie and The Moonhearts''.
In 2016, Charlies Moothart described the dynamic of the band: "Mikal Cronin wrote most of the music for Moonhearts. I just played drums. I wrote one song - which Mikal wrote the vocal melody for and helped me finish - but I just played the drums in that band so the name is misleading. The name started as kind of a joke because we were young and didn’t really think too much about it."
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American garage rock groups
Musical groups established in 2006
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